A proposal to introduce 20mph speed limits on some residential streets in Walkley has been backed by residents following a public consultation, with one resident saying they would “love to see it implemented ASAP” and another describing it as “a major improvement”.
According to plans, due to be considered by members of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Committee at Sheffield City Council on Wednesday 12 February, roads including Langsett Road, Walkley Bank Road, Holme Lane, and South Road will be included in the reduction.
The report follows a public consultation on the programme in which 135 responses were received supporting the move with 27 objections.
We have an ambition in Sheffield to rid the city’s roads of all deaths and serious injuries as quickly as possible. Reducing the speed that road users travel, especially on residential streets, forms part of that plan and this proposal is the latest in a series of reductions across the city.
As well as helping make our communities safer, lowering the speed limit on all suitable residential roads aims to make them healthier environments for people to live, work and enjoy. It will also help to contribute to a low carbon future for Sheffield, as safer streets give people people genuine choice about how they travel, opening more options to walk and cycle.
Cllr Ben Miskell, Chair of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council
The suitable residential streets in Walkley form part of a wider programme of reductions in speed limits across the city with areas of Earl Marshall, Netherthorpe and Bradway also subject to the project, subject to objections as part of public consultations in those areas. Over the past decade Sheffield City Council introduced 20mph speed limits across at least 61areas and has ambitious plans to work with communities to bring the benefits of lower speeds to more residential areas.
Having your say as part of a public consultation is an incredibly important way of having your voice heard and it is something we, at the Council, take very seriously. I was delighted to see the vast majority of people backing this proposal in Walkley, a proposal to make those areas safer, especially around the primary schools as children go to and from the classroom.
Cllr Miskell added